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THE GYPSIES' ROAD

By Dora Sigerson

I shall go on the gypsies'roa4 The road that has no ending; For the sedge is brown on the lone lakeside, And the wild geese eastward trending.

I shall go as the unfettered wave, From shore to shore, forgetting The grief that lies neath a roof-tree's shade And the years that bring regretting.

No law shall dare my wandering stay No man my acres measure; The world was made for the gypsies' feet, The winding road for pleasure.

And I shall drift as the pale leaf strayed, Whither the wild wind listed; I shall sleep in the dark of the hedge, Neath rose and thorn entwisted.

This was a call in the heart of the night, A whispering drearnis dear treasure, "The world was made for nomad's feet, The winding road for pleasure."

f stole at dawn from my roof-tree's shade, And the cares that it did cover, I few to the heart of tlre fierce North Wind, As a maid will greet her lover.

But a thousand hands did draw me back, And bid me, to their tending; I may not go on the G5rpsies' road, The road that has no ending.

It Only Worked Once

A certain actor who had tried in vain to secure an audience with the head of one of the major studios in Hollywood. So he thought of an idea. He went back to the studio and told the secretary of the big man that he wanted to see him. She said she was sorry but the big man was busy. But he said, "I owe him some money, and I just came in to pay him-" Right now she ushered him in.

He related his experience to another actor who likewise had tried and failed to get to see the big producer, so he decided to try the same trick. He told the secretary that he owed the producer a lot of money, and had just dropped in to repay the loan. She hurried into the private office, and soon returned. She said, "The producer says to tell you he appreciates your honesty and your good intentions, but that he has all the money he wants, so yo,u can keep what you owe him."

Banquet Speeches In Samoa

A native ruler in Samoa gave a big banquet in honor of Dr. Victor C. Heiser, when he visited there. The famous Doctor and the King squatted at the banquet table and ate. When it carne time for the speech-making, to the great amazement of the gue,st of honor ,a professional speaker rose and, in the name of the King, welcomed Dr. Heiser to the place. When he finished, the guest started to rise to reply to the address of welcome, but the King restrained him, while a second professional rose. "Don't get up. This fell.ow will speak for you. In Polynesia we don't believe public speaking should be done by amateurs."

Curiosity Value

Some years ago a man hired the olrra house in a small Pennsylvania town for one night, but engaged no ushers or staff members. About a month before the date he had reserved, he put a large sign on the billboard in front of the opera house, that read: "He is coming !"

A week before the date, this was replaced by: "He will be at the opera house October 31st, at 8 P.M."

The day before the fateful date the announcement had been changed to read: "He is here t"

The next morning it read: "He will be at the opera house tonight at eight o'clock."

That night the man himself sat in the box office, and sold every seat in the house for a doltar a head. When the lights on the stage were turned on, the curtain went up, and there was a sign that read: "He is gone !"

And they never saw him again. ***

NO FOOLIN'

"I speck I'd bettah give dat lady a wide berth," said the colored Pullman porter, as the fat lady got onto his car.